# Jian Ghomeshi, host of Q on CBC, fired.
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jian-ghomeshi-host-of-q-on-cbc-fired/702645
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [October 27, 2014, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jian-ghomeshi-host-of-q-on-cbc-fired/702645 "2014-10-27T13:31:30Z")
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### Author:  [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2014, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jian-ghomeshi-host-of-q-on-cbc-fired/702645/261 "2014-11-08T00:40:51Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#):
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> One thing that stuck out to me in that article, tho, is that the rest of the guys in his band say they had “no inkling.” Like…being on tour with a band is like being in a petri dish for sex. How could they possibly have “no inkling”?? Did Jian have his own bus? Or did he come up with some really skeevy way to hurt women quietly and without leaving a mark while guys were playing pinochle on the other side of the bus curtain?
I have my doubts about that, too.
Anecdote: in the mid-nineties, I was sitting on my deck in Regina in the summer, having a beer with my next-door neighbour, who was involved in the entertainment scene in Regina.
“Bargainville” was playing on my CD.
Neighbour takes a pull on his beer, and says that he’s been hearing some stories about Ghomeshi, about his sex life and tensions it was causing with the band.
I said something about rock musicians and we moved on to other chat. It made an impression on me, though, because my neighbour wasn’t a malicious gossip. He heard things, but was a straight shooter. I stopped listening to Bargainville after that.
Now, if I heard that sort of rumour in Regina, admittedly not the cultural capital of Canada, in the mid-nineties while Moxy was touring …
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### Author:  [@bashere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bashere)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2014, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jian-ghomeshi-host-of-q-on-cbc-fired/702645/262 "2014-11-08T16:00:44Z")
> [@elbows](#):
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> And a couple of days ago Justin Trudeau (leader of the Opposition)
Nitpick: Mulcair is leader of the Opposition, not Trudeau.
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### Author:  [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2014, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jian-ghomeshi-host-of-q-on-cbc-fired/702645/263 "2014-11-08T22:16:26Z")
The latest article I could find on the story. [CBC executive calls Ghomeshi ‘egomaniacal’ and ‘tyrannical’](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/cbc-executive-calls-ghomeshi-egomaniacal-and-tyrannical/article21510349/). Probably something we all know by now.
The article has a bit to say about the roots of the investigation, telling about Ghomeshi’s meeting with a CBC’s executive director Chris Boyce a few months ago. I’m having a bit of trouble figuring out form the wording of the article if the Toronto Star allegations date from around this time (a few months ago), though.
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### Author:  [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2014, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jian-ghomeshi-host-of-q-on-cbc-fired/702645/264 "2014-11-10T23:45:10Z")
Not many new developments in the story as far as I know, but I found a couple of articles that might be of interest.
From Jesse Brown’s site - [What Management Knew about Jian](http://canadalandshow.com/article/what-management-knew-about-jian-pt1). He argues that some of the higher-ups at the Q show knew about these allegations but didn’t seem to do much about it. The article says it’s part 1 - I don’t think part 2 has appeared yet.
Also, here’s a Toronto Star article called [Jian Ghomeshi allegations leave Iranian-Canadians feeling sad and betrayed](http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2014/11/10/jian_ghomeshi_allegations_leave_iraniancanadians_feeling_sad_and_betrayed.html) - Iranian-Canadians’ view on the story.
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### Author:  [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2014, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jian-ghomeshi-host-of-q-on-cbc-fired/702645/265 "2014-11-10T23:58:53Z")
Also, [Q’s executive producer is leaving the show.](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/producer-of-q-decides-to-leave-show-amid-ghomeshi-scandal/article21525293/)
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### Author:  [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2014, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jian-ghomeshi-host-of-q-on-cbc-fired/702645/266 "2014-11-11T15:44:11Z")
I saw that “Q” was taking suggestions from listeners for new host.
[http://www.cbc.ca/q/blog/2014/11/07/q-host-suggestions/](http://www.cbc.ca/q/blog/2014/11/07/q-host-suggestions/)
a good blog post on the story - [http://msmagazine.com/blog/2014/11/10/how-jian-ghomeshi-pulled-the-feminist-wool-over-everyones-eyes/](http://msmagazine.com/blog/2014/11/10/how-jian-ghomeshi-pulled-the-feminist-wool-over-everyones-eyes/)
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### Author:  [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jian-ghomeshi-host-of-q-on-cbc-fired/702645/267 "2014-11-11T15:47:14Z")
I just want to say, **well he’s back** , that your username really threw me for a loop when I saw it in the context of this thread! 😃
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### Author:  [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2014, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jian-ghomeshi-host-of-q-on-cbc-fired/702645/268 "2014-11-11T17:42:38Z")
I’m not sure who the new host should interview David Bowie first. That would be a nice fuck you to Jian.
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### Author:  [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2014, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jian-ghomeshi-host-of-q-on-cbc-fired/702645/269 "2014-11-11T19:20:39Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#):
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> I’m not sure who the new host should interview David Bowie first. That would be a nice fuck you to Jian.
That is what I get for trying to type on a cell phone with my thumbs. What I wanted to say, was I don’t know who the new host of Q should be, but the first thing they do should be to interview David Bowie.
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### Author:  [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2014, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jian-ghomeshi-host-of-q-on-cbc-fired/702645/270 "2014-11-11T20:12:47Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#):
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> That is what I get for trying to type on a cell phone with my thumbs. What I wanted to say, was I don’t know who the new host of Q should be, but the first thing they do should be to interview David Bowie.
Was hat Jian’s dream interview or something?
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### Author:  [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2014, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jian-ghomeshi-host-of-q-on-cbc-fired/702645/271 "2014-11-11T21:22:06Z")
Jian wrote a book, and much of the book was about his love of David Bowie. Plus, Bowie doesn’t give many (any?) interviews these days, so it’d be a special occasion.
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### Author:  [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2014, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jian-ghomeshi-host-of-q-on-cbc-fired/702645/272 "2014-11-12T00:09:37Z")
[Here’s](http://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2014/11/09/jian_ghomeshi_and_a_national_lament_for_cbc_radio.html) an opinion piece on Ghomeshi and how CBC radio has been declining in general.
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### Author:  [@Greekfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greekfreak)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2014, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jian-ghomeshi-host-of-q-on-cbc-fired/702645/273 "2014-11-12T22:38:23Z")
This is not coming at a good time for CBC, who’s done some excellent shows throughout the decades. A lot of lay-offs, and ultimately they may privatize it, and if they do, that will be the last time I watch CBC news.
Last thing I want to see is a Canadian version of CNN.
That being said, the higher-ups looked the other way because Ghomeshi was a cash-cow.
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### Author:  [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2014, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jian-ghomeshi-host-of-q-on-cbc-fired/702645/274 "2014-11-13T02:29:57Z")
Yeah, I hope CBC can survive, in spite of all this.
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### Author:  [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2014, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jian-ghomeshi-host-of-q-on-cbc-fired/702645/275 "2014-11-13T13:31:37Z")
[CBC may change the name of the Q program](http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/11/13/cbc-new-name-q_n_6148094.html). Or not. Apparently there’s a lot of support for either position at the moment.
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### Author:  [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2014, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jian-ghomeshi-host-of-q-on-cbc-fired/702645/276 "2014-11-14T18:27:20Z")
Huffington Post has a “[Jian Ghomeshi Allegation Tracker](http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/11/13/jian-ghomeshi-tips-allegation-tracker_n_6136136.html?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000067#anchor)” now.
Also, I noticed today that Ghomeshi’s [website](http://jian.ca/) seems to have mostly disappeared, now showing just a single page saying “Under Construction.”
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### Author:  [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2014, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jian-ghomeshi-host-of-q-on-cbc-fired/702645/277 "2014-11-21T15:20:01Z")
Rumor is he’s been seen at the Beverly Hills Hooters with Bill Cosby.
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### Author:  [@HelenGawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelenGawn)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2014, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jian-ghomeshi-host-of-q-on-cbc-fired/702645/278 "2014-11-21T15:45:16Z")
On the upside, they’ve shitcanned that awful theme music.
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### Author:  [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2014, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jian-ghomeshi-host-of-q-on-cbc-fired/702645/279 "2014-11-21T16:05:14Z")
Talk is, the take down of Jian, and the unprecedented public support for the victims, that followed, (in Canada), emboldened some of Bill’s victims to come forward.
Perhaps they were smelling change in the air?
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### Author:  [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2014, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jian-ghomeshi-host-of-q-on-cbc-fired/702645/280 "2014-11-21T16:36:06Z")
The website jian.ca was apparently taken down after it had been hacked. Someone took [a screenshot](http://i.imgur.com/DSMwwfL.png) of what the website looked like when hacked.
I also found an article,[‘Fruheads’ struggle to reconcile their love for Ghomeshi’s former band.](http://newsmanitoba.ca/2014/11/15/fruheads-struggle-to-reconcile-their-love-for-ghomeshis-former-band/)
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